H. Res. 347 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 8, 2015. 

Resolved, That during further consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 5) to support State and local accountability for public 

education, protect State and local authority, inform parents 

of the performance of their children’s schools, and for other 

purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 125, it shall be in 

order to consider the further amendments printed in part A 

of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

resolution as though they were the last further amendments 

printed in part B of House Report 114–29. 

SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution the 

Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare 

the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House 

on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

2647) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy 

Act and improve forest management activities in units of the 

National Forest System derived from the public domain, on 

public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 

Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to over-
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grown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. The 

first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 

order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified 

in this section and shall not exceed one hour equally divided 

among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Agriculture and the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendments in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original 

bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule 

an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

text of Rules Committee Print 114–21 modified by the 

amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in 

the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 

points of order against that amendment in the nature of a 

substitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in 

the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each 

such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 

the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in 
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the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 

the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled 

by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 

the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. 

Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on 

any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to 

the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

made in order as original text. The previous question shall be 

considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 

final passage without intervening motion except one motion 

to recommit with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.